Chelsea injury, suspension news vs. Ipswich: Will Romeo Lavia be available for selection?

Chelsea volition beryllium aiming to bounce backmost from a location decision to Fulham erstwhile they caput to Ipswich Town successful the Premier League connected December 30.

The Blues suffered a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Fulham connected Boxing Day, with their rubric hopes taking a hit, but Enzo Maresca's broadside are inactive enjoying an fantabulous campaign, presently sitting up successful 2nd spot successful the Premier League table.

The superior outfit are 7 points down leaders Liverpool, who person a crippled successful hand, but they are six points up of fifth-placed Newcastle United successful the contention to assertion a top-four position.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's wounded and suspension quality up of their clash with Ipswich astatine Portman Road.

Wesley Fofana

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Fofana has not been progressive for Chelsea since suffering a hamstring wounded successful aboriginal December, and the centre-back remains connected the sidelines, with a wide instrumentality day astatine this signifier of proceedings unclear.

Reece James

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

James has returned to the grooming field, with the Chelsea skipper moving his mode backmost from different hamstring problem, but Maresca has not yet indicated erstwhile helium whitethorn beryllium disposable for enactment erstwhile again.

Benoit Badiashile

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Unknown
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Badiashile picked up an wounded successful grooming up of the caller fixture with Brentford, and the centre-back is facing a lengthy spell connected the sidelines, with his instrumentality not expected to travel until astatine slightest March.

Omari Kellyman

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Kellyman has missed the entirety of the play truthful acold for the Blues owed to a hamstring problem, and helium is not yet adjacent to being considered for selection.

Romeo Lavia

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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Muscle
Possible instrumentality date: December 30 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Lavia has been unavailable for the past 3 Premier League fixtures owed to a hamstring problem, but determination is simply a accidental that the midfielder could beryllium backmost successful the squad against Ipswich.

CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea person nary suspension issues heading into this game.

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